Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-04
Mr. Meiss. glanced up and down the

tec,ives in the city. and plscs the case
In hi. hands. A train leaves Chicago q,
o'clock. I, is now shortly after III.
II you commission me TO write the dis
patches will guarantee 10 have both
on the train and we can meet here At j
TO consult In the meantime say moth
ing al all about the affair. and after
consulting with the detective. II you
think l, bss, 10 pa, the announcement
suggested by Mr.. Bonus in the papers
there. ample time to do II.
Thi. va. unanimously agreed 10. and
al ] o'clock the board Of directors sgAin
met. The ln,sr-isw With the account.
an, was brief lie W. given charge OF
the books and eau,ioned no, little TO
keep silence, q caution which he assured
the gentlemen was quite unnecessary.
Mr.. Meisss had met the detective al the
station and they had been in eon'al,s.
ton up to the time Of the meeting OF the
board
"Gsn,lemen." said the detective. who
looked like prosperous COMMERCIAL
traveller. "is your bank in such state
,hs, IL can stand = run
Bonus looked rather sgh., AZ tho
proposition. ba, be said that be thought
|, was. Monsy had been rather q drug
In the mnke, for some time past. The
director. were all solid men, the amount
Of liabilities vas no, large. 30 the con-
elu.ion was ,hs, II necessary the bank
could stand run
Thea. gentlemen. propose, said
the detective. "iha, We tell the truth. |
propose ,h., We annoane, in the papers
ih., Brook, has Ab.conded. and,ha, al
accountant IL nov engaged in hndins the
amour, Of hi, dsfalea,ion.
I'll don't like TO agree 10 that. f.llef'
ed Mr.. Bonus.
"vsry WE'LL said the detective. TAX.
log on, hi, watch. 81 have five minutes
We, before must leave 70 take the Chi.
cagO rAln. You must have ,ha, time 10
max, up your mind. Tbs case must Be
sn,irely in my hAni.. Anl yoi mus, DO
exactly A. / say OF yol mus, pa, the
matter in the care OF someone el't."
"Ba, there will be ran." 'aii Mr..
Bonus. "would il no, be better 10 say
the omogn, Of the dsi.lea'ioa - very
small ,"
"No. cir" answered the detective. /.
1--WE don, know wh., the amour, i'. IL
may b. very large. My motto n to
tell the truth. "
The board Of directors seemed rather
n,oni.hei 20 think ,hA, such = motto
va. part ofA detectives equipment. 'nd
they consulted In whisper. together.
There will certainly be a raa II Ne
give /, oa, Ia tha, way.
"Yoa say you ATE able 10 .'aad IT,
.asse,,ed the detective. glanelns down
q, bis watch.
"Yes, but
"Ja,, one minute more" ',ii the De.
,ee,ive.
There wA,a half minute. eon'al,a.
,ion. then Mr.. Boaus said with 'ish
eve leave the case entirely ih yonr
hands. | understand ,h., Mr Msiss'
is satisfied I. 20 your ability to manage
H."
"Pufse,ly." said Msiss'. speaking
for the hr., time.
The sensation Of nsI, days papers
va. the .b.eondins Of the popular Mr.
Brook. OF the Stability b.nk. The tick.
e, ssen, va. interviewed. the hotel
clerk VA. interviewed, Saunders wA' To-
,srvi,wed, and gave . graphic accom-,
Of hi. meeting With Brook. In Chicago.
and added much about his shas,ly. eoa-
science. stricken face, which he hsd not
mentioned 10 Mr.. Bonus. Boaa, vas
interviewed, ba, said nothing; add the
directors were interviewed. ani said
nothing. The detective was Interviewed
and va, lOquseioa.; aud the ACCOUNTANT
va. interviewed. ba, gave no inprml.
,ion. =,
Ner, day there was q run on The oAnk
bu, all claim. we've promptly PAID and
thing. seemed to be going on 30 much
a, usual tha, before the second day u
died oa, And the bank resumed rs for.
msr appearances. There ". mss,ins
Of the director, few days afisrssrd.
All the directors were present, WITH Mr.
po,u. in the chair. Th. detective Was
seated near window, the accountant
stood with some balance sheets 10 bis
hand a, the lover end Of the table.
"Gen,lemen,r he said. looking a, bis
papers. ",hsre il deficiency OF s6S''
3iO.7s."
A look Of horror wen, round the
board. The president leaned back IN bis
chair with . face as white as ashes.
Mei,g. had frown on bis brow and
drummed on the table with bis hrg,-,
bu, he resisted the temptation OF saying
81 told you So
"The stealing" resumed the aeelaa,-
ant. "h.. been going on for some time
and IL has been mos, ingenioisly covered
up. The books apparently balance per-
fee,ly, and /, Was only by discovering
,hi. paper OF figures which found 10
Brooks private drawer ihs, | gos. a clue
to the dsf.les,ions."
81 suppose" said Mr.. Meigg.. that
We have no further need OF Mr.. Raler
he ha, done the work Ia a very 'a,i,fss-
tory manner"
so Mr. Ruler departed for Chlesgs
and the detective took hi, place a, the
table.
"Gen,lemen," be began, IL propose
TO announces In ,o-morows papers that
the books have been examined by ex'
per,s from Chicago and that all is per-
iee,ly straight. The theory iha, will b'
given OF the abseonding will be that,
through oyerwo;k. Mr. Brooks ha, be-
come dsrsnged and think We ma,
wind up with . tribute to bis honesty
You may have observed tha. the paper
,ay ,ha, be has no, speeula,ed and tha
be had no bad habits. 90 We may inis
,ha, the Doodle Is in the valiss which h'
took away with him. II you ever wi'i
10 see any Of this sixty odd thousands
hope you will EXPIRE. your regrets fo
Mr.. Brooks. trust that nothing seriou
has happened to him."
81 thought" said the pfesidsnt. "tha